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Parent tells Grand Forks School Board to fund meals as SNAP benefits pause Nov. 1
Summary
Amanda Fackler, a clinical social worker and parent, urged the Grand Forks School Board on Oct. 27 to allocate roughly $100,000 to replace meals lost when SNAP benefits pause Nov. 1 so approximately 2,700 children would continue to receive school meals and take-home food.
Amanda Fackler, a clinical social worker and parent, urged the Grand Forks School Board on Oct. 27 to allocate district funding and to press city leaders to ensure students do not lose access to meals when Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits pause Nov. 1.
"On November 1, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program grama as SNAP will pause," Fackler said, arguing the pause would cut benefits for families in Grand Forks. She told the board that "about 10…
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